Cristoval de Beneja

Cristoval de Beneja (died October 1718) was a Spanish Navy captain who served as commander of the armed merchant vessel Falcon Blanco Mayor during the Golden Age of Piracy. In October 1718, his ship's convoy was ambushed by the pirate Edward Kenway off Cuba during the Battle of Las Picuas, and Beneja was killed when the pirates boarded his frigate.